Abstract:
A half mirror includes a circularly polarized light reflecting layer including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a barrier layer, a bonding layer, and a front panel. The barrier layer, which is, for example, a layer formed by curing a composition containing a urethane (meth)acrylate monomer, is disposed between the bonding layer and the circularly polarized light reflecting layer.
Abstract:
A sensing method includes sensing the target object by sensing light that is derived from emitted light and has passed the target object, in which the emitted light is circularly polarized light, sensed light is circularly polarized light, and light derived from the emitted light is incident to the target object at an angle greater than 20° and equal to or smaller than 70° that is formed with a normal line of the target object.
Abstract:
The invention provides: a circularly polarized light separation film which selectively allows the transmission of any one of right circularly polarized light and left circularly polarized light in at least a part of a near infrared light wavelength range and includes a visible light shielding layer which reflects or absorbs light in at least a part of a visible light wavelength range and a circularly polarized light separation layer which selectively allows the transmission of any one of right circularly polarized light and left circularly polarized light in at least a part of a near infrared light wavelength range; a manufacturing method of the circularly polarized light separation film; an infrared sensor including the circularly polarized light separation film; and a sensing system and a sensing method utilizing the circularly polarized light separation film or a combination of the circularly polarized light separation film and a film including the visible light shielding layer. The sensing system and the sensing method provides high sensitivity regardless of the surrounding environment and causing fewer sensing errors.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of producing a film including: a coating step of coating, on a substrate, a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, an alignment controlling agent capable of controlling alignment of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a polymerization initiator and coated film a solvent; and a drying step of drying, wherein the alignment controlling agent is a compound represented by formula (1) below, and the alignment controlling agent is added in 0.005 to 0.2 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound: In general formula (1), each of L1 and L2 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a fluorine atom or the like, and n1 and n2 represents integers of 3 or more.